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Lin L, Wei H, Yi J, Xie B, Chen J, Zhou C, Wang L, Yang Y. Chronic CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori infection with MNNG stimulation synergistically induces mesenchymal and cancer stem cell-like properties in gastric mucosal epithelial cells. J Cell Biochem 2019; 120:17635-17649. [PMID: 31209915 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
A CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection can cause malignant transformation of human gastric mucosal epithelial cells, and N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) is a chemical carcinogen that induces gastric carcinogenesis. Whether this environmental chemocarcinogen may synergistically enhance the risk of H. pylori-infected gastric cancer remains unclear. In this study, we adopted a chronic CagA-positive H. pylori infection with or without MNNG coinduction to establish a cellular model in GES-1 cells and an animal model in C57BL/6J mice. The proliferation, cell phenotype, apoptosis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), stemness and tumorigenicity of gastric mucosal epithelial cells were analyzed in vitro and in vivo. The results showed that chronic H. pylori-infected GES-1 cells displayed inhibited apoptosis, abnormal proliferation, enhanced invasion, and migration, increased EMT/mesenchymal phenotype, colony formation and stem cell-like properties, and enhanced tumorsphere-formatting efficiency as well as CD44 expression, a known gastric cancer stem cell (CSC) marker. MNNG synergistically promoted the above actions of chronic H. pylori infection. Further studies in chronic H. pylori-infected C57BL/6J mice models showed that an increased incidence of premalignant lesions in the gastric mucosa tissue of the H. pylori-infected mice had occurred, the mouse gastric mucosa cells exhibited similar mesenchymal and CSC-like properties in the above GES-1 cells, and precancerous lesions and EMT/CSC-like phenotypes were reinforced by the synergistic action of MNNG stimulation. H. pylori infection and/or MNNG induction were capable of causing enhanced expression and activation of Wnt2 and β-catenin, indicating that the Wnt/β-catenin pathway is involved in the actions of H. pylori and MNNG. Taken together, these findings suggest that chronic CagA-positive H. pylori infection with MNNG stimulation synergistically induces mesenchymal and CSC-like properties of gastric mucosal epithelial cells.
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- Li Lin
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.,Hematology Department, Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Carrasco-Garcia E, García-Puga M, Arevalo S, Matheu A. Towards precision medicine: linking genetic and cellular heterogeneity in gastric cancer. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2018; 10:1758835918794628. [PMID: 30181784 PMCID: PMC6116075 DOI: 10.1177/1758835918794628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Molecular and cellular heterogeneity are phenomena that are revolutionizing
oncology research and becoming critical to the idea of personalized medicine.
Recent comprehensive molecular profiling has identified molecular subtypes of
gastric cancer (GC) and linked them to clinical information. Moreover, GC stem
cells (gCSCs) have been identified and found to be responsible for GC initiation
and progression, Helicobacter pylori oncogenic action and
therapy resistance. Addressing molecular heterogeneity is critical for achieving
an optimal therapeutic approach against GC as well as targeting gCSCs. In this
review, we outline the implications of molecular and cellular heterogeneity in
the treatment of GC and we summarize the clinical impact of the most important
regulators of gCSCs.
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- Estefania Carrasco-Garcia
- Cellular Oncology Group, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Gipuzkoa, Spain CIBER de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERfes), Madrid, Spain
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- Cellular Oncology Group, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Cellular Oncology Group, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Cellular Oncology Group, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Paseo Dr. Beguiristain s/n, Gipuzkoa, 20014, Spain IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation, Bilbao, Spain CIBER de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERfes) Madrid, Spain
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Cremers N, Neeb A, Uhle T, Dimmler A, Rothley M, Allgayer H, Fodde R, Sleeman JP, Thiele W. CD24 Is Not Required for Tumor Initiation and Growth in Murine Breast and Prostate Cancer Models. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0151468. [PMID: 26978528 PMCID: PMC4792398 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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CD24 is a small, heavily glycosylated, GPI-linked membrane protein, whose expression has been associated with the tumorigenesis and progression of several types of cancer. Here, we studied the expression of CD24 in tumors of MMTV-PyMT, Apc1572/T+ and TRAMP genetic mouse models that spontaneously develop mammary or prostate carcinoma, respectively. We found that CD24 is expressed during tumor development in all three models. In MMTV-PyMT and Apc1572T/+ breast tumors, CD24 was strongly but heterogeneously expressed during early tumorigenesis, but decreased in more advanced stages, and accordingly was increased in poorly differentiated lesions compared with well differentiated lesions. In prostate tumors developing in TRAMP mice, CD24 expression was strong within hyperplastic lesions in comparison with non-hyperplastic regions, and heterogeneous CD24 expression was maintained in advanced prostate carcinomas. To investigate whether CD24 plays a functional role in tumorigenesis in these models, we crossed CD24 deficient mice with MMTV-PyMT, Apc1572T/+ and TRAMP mice, and assessed the influence of CD24 deficiency on tumor onset and tumor burden. We found that mice negative or positive for CD24 did not significantly differ in terms of tumor initiation and burden in the genetic tumor models tested, with the exception of Apc1572T/+ mice, in which lack of CD24 reduced the mammary tumor burden slightly but significantly. Together, our data suggest that while CD24 is distinctively expressed during the early development of murine mammary and prostate tumors, it is not essential for the formation of tumors developing in MMTV-PyMT, Apc1572T/+ and TRAMP mice.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- CD24 Antigen/genetics
- CD24 Antigen/physiology
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, APC
- Male
- Mammary Glands, Animal/pathology
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/virology
- Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Models, Animal
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary/etiology
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary/genetics
- Prostate/pathology
- Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Retroviridae Infections/genetics
- Seminal Vesicles/pathology
- Tumor Virus Infections/genetics
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Affiliation(s)
- Natascha Cremers
- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut und Gemeinschaftspraxis für Pathologie an den St. Vincentiuskliniken Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Jia ZF, Wang LZ, Cao XY, Wang C, Cao DH, Wu X, You LL, Jin MS, Wang YP, Zhou BS, Jiang J. CD24 genetic variants contribute to overall survival in patients with gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:2373-82. [PMID: 26900300 PMCID: PMC4735012 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i7.2373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CD24 gene in susceptibility and overall survival of gastric cancer (GC). METHODS We genotyped 3 tagging SNPs of CD24-P-534 in the promoter region, P170 in the coding region of exon 2 and P1527 in the 3' untranslated region - using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism in specimens from 679 histologically-confirmed GC cases, 111 gastric atrophy (GA) cases and 976 tumor-free controls. Serum immunoglobulin G antibodies to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) of all subjects were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. CD24 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 131 GC specimens. Correlations between SNPs and risk of GC or GA were shown by P values and odd ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) compared with the most common genotype of each SNP using the unconditional logistic regression model after adjusting for age, sex and H. pylori infection. Survival within each SNP group was plotted by Kaplan-Meier method and compared by log-rank test (recessive model). Hazard ratios with 95%CIs were computed by Cox regression model after adjusting for age, sex, histological type, tumor differentiation, clinical stage and post-operational chemotherapy. RESULTS All of the three loci were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the control group. Median follow-up time for the 600 GC patients included in the survival analysis was 36.2 mo (range, 2.1-66.7 mo; 95%CI: 34.3-36.5 mo). Patients with the P-534 A/A genotype had significantly shorter survival (HR = 1.38, 95%CI: 1.01-1.88, P = 0.042) than did the C/C or C/A genotype carriers after adjusting for age, sex, histological type, tumor differentiation, clinical stage and post-operational chemotherapy. This trend was more evident in patients who lived longer than 2.5 years (HR = 7.55, 95%CI: 2.16-26.32, P = 0.001). The P170 T/T genotype was associated with a shorter lifespan than the non-T/T genotypes, but not significantly so. None of the three genetic variants was found to be associated with risk of GC (including tumor stage, grade and distant metastasis) or with risk of gastric atrophy. Furthermore, no difference of CD24 expression was found among the genotypes. CONCLUSION The P-534 site in CD24 gene affects the overall survival of gastric cancer and may serve as a prognostic marker for gastric cancer.
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Deng W, Gu L, Li X, Zheng J, Zhang Y, Duan B, Cui J, Dong J, Du J. CD24 associates with EGFR and supports EGF/EGFR signaling via RhoA in gastric cancer cells. J Transl Med 2016; 14:32. [PMID: 26830684 PMCID: PMC5439121 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-016-0787-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Background CD24, a mucin-like membrane glycoprotein, plays a critical role in carcinogenesis, but its role in human gastric cancer and the underlying mechanism remains undefined. Methods The contents of CD24 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in gastric cancer cells (SGC-7901 and BGC-823) and non-malignant gastric epithelial cells (GES-1) were evaluated by Western blotting assay. Cellular EGFR staining was examined by immunofluorescence assay. Cell migration rate was measured by wound healing assay. The effects of depletion/overexperssion of CD24 on EGFR expression and activation of EGF/EGFR singaling pathways were evaluated by immunofluorescence, qPCR, Western blotting and flow cytometry techniques. RhoA activity was assessed by pulldown assay. CD24 and EGFR expression patterns in human gastric tumor samples were also investigated by immunohistochemistry staining. Results CD24 was overexpressed in human gastric cancer cells. Ectopic expression of CD24 in gastric epithelial cells augmented the expression of EGFR, while knockdown of CD24 in gastric cancer cells decreased the level of EGFR and cell migration velocity. To further explore the mechanisms, we investigated the effect of CD24 expression on EGF/EGFR signaling. We noticed that this effect of CD24 on EGFR expression was dependent on promoting EGFR internalization and degradation. Lower ERK and Akt phosphorylations in response to EGF stimulation were observed in CD24-depleted cells. In addition, we noticed that the effect of CD24 on EGFR stability was mediated by RhoA activity in SGC-7901 gastric cancer cells. Analysis of gastric cancer specimens revealed a positive correlation between CD24 and EGFR levels and an association between CD24 expression and worse prognosis. Conclusion Thus, these findings suggest for the first time that CD24 regulates EGFR signaling by inhibiting EGFR internalization and degradation in a RhoA-dependent manner in gastric cancer cells. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12967-016-0787-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Wenjie Deng
- Cancer Center, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. .,Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
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- Cancer Center, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. .,Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. .,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
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- Cancer Center, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. .,Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. .,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. .,Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory for Modern Toxicology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
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- Cancer Center, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. .,Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
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Duckworth CA, Abuderman AA, Burkitt MD, Williams JM, O'Reilly LA, Pritchard DM. bak deletion stimulates gastric epithelial proliferation and enhances Helicobacter felis-induced gastric atrophy and dysplasia in mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2015; 309:G420-30. [PMID: 26159699 PMCID: PMC4572407 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00404.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
Helicobacter infection causes a chronic superficial gastritis that in some cases progresses via atrophic gastritis to adenocarcinoma. Proapoptotic bak has been shown to regulate radiation-induced apoptosis in the stomach and colon and also susceptibility to colorectal carcinogenesis in vivo. Therefore we investigated the gastric mucosal pathology following H. felis infection in bak-null mice at 6 or 48 wk postinfection. Primary gastric gland culture from bak-null mice was also used to assess the effects of bak deletion on IFN-γ-, TNF-α-, or IL-1β-induced apoptosis. bak-null gastric corpus glands were longer, had increased epithelial Ki-67 expression, and contained fewer parietal and enteroendocrine cells compared with the wild type (wt). In wt mice, bak was expressed at the luminal surface of gastric corpus glands, and this increased 2 wk post-H. felis infection. Apoptotic cell numbers were decreased in bak-null corpus 6 and 48 wk following infection and in primary gland cultures following cytokine administration. Increased gastric epithelial Ki-67 labeling index was observed in C57BL/6 mice after H. felis infection, whereas no such increase was detected in bak-null mice. More severe gastric atrophy was observed in bak-null compared with C57BL/6 mice 6 and 48 wk postinfection, and 76% of bak-null compared with 25% of C57BL/6 mice showed evidence of gastric dysplasia following long-term infection. Collectively, bak therefore regulates gastric epithelial cell apoptosis, proliferation, differentiation, mucosal thickness, and susceptibility to gastric atrophy and dysplasia following H. felis infection.
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- C. A. Duckworth
- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom;
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom;
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom;
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom;
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- 2The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; and ,3Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom;
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Duckworth CA, Burkitt MD, Williams JM, Parsons BN, Tang JMF, Pritchard DM. Murine Models of Helicobacter (pylori or felis)-associated Gastric Cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 69:14.34.1-14.34.35. [PMID: 26344212 DOI: 10.1002/0471141755.ph1434s69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Gastric adenocarcinoma is the fifth most common cancer and third most common cause of cancer-related death in the world. The majority of these cancers develop in genetically susceptible individuals who are chronically infected with the Gram-negative bacterium Helicobacter pylori. Often these individuals have also been exposed to certain environmental factors that increase susceptibility, such as dietary components. Murine models of Helicobacter-induced gastric cancer are valuable tools for investigating the mechanisms responsible for the stepwise pathological changes of chronic atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia and gastric adenocarcinoma. Helicobacter felis colonization greatly accelerates the development of gastric neoplasia in mice, and causes pathologies similar to those observed with Helicobacter pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis in humans. These mouse models are therefore useful for investigating genetic and environmental factors that may be involved in the pathogenesis and treatment of gastric cancer. Detailed in these protocols are procedures for inducing Helicobacter-associated carcinogenesis in mice as well as the histological analysis and interpretation of gastric pathology in these animals.
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- Carrie A Duckworth
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Gastroenterology Research Unit, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Authors share first authorship
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Gastroenterology Research Unit, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Authors share first authorship
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Gastroenterology Research Unit, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Gastroenterology Research Unit, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Gastroenterology Research Unit, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Gastroenterology Research Unit, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Correspondence: Prof D. Mark Pritchard, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Gastroenterology Research Unit, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Ashton St, Liverpool, L69 3GE. Tel: 0151 794 5772; e-mail:
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Wang YC, Wang JL, Kong X, Sun TT, Chen HY, Hong J, Fang JY. CD24 mediates gastric carcinogenesis and promotes gastric cancer progression via STAT3 activation. Apoptosis 2015; 19:643-56. [PMID: 24327257 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-013-0949-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The development of gastric cancer (GC) is a complex multistep process, including numerous genetic and epigenetic changes. CD24 is associated with enhanced invasiveness of GC and a poor prognosis. However, the mechanism by which CD24 induces GC progression remains poorly characterized. Here, we found that the expression of CD24 gradually increased in samples of normal gastric mucosa, non-atrophic chronic gastritis, chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG), CAG with intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia and GC. Moreover, the knockdown of CD24 induced significant levels of apoptosis in GC cells via the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. CD24 may also promote cellular invasion and regulate the expression of E-cadherin, fibronectin and vitamin D receptor in GC cells. The activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) may mediate CD24-induced GC survival and invasion in vitro. Furthermore, CD24-induced GC progression and STAT3 activation could also be detected in vivo and in clinical GC tissues samples. Taken together, our results indicate that CD24 mediates gastric carcinogenesis and may promote GC progression by suppressing apoptosis and promoting invasion, with the activation of STAT3 playing a critical role.
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- Ying-Chao Wang
- GI Division, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, Shanghai Institution of Digestive Disease, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Ministry of Health (Shanghai Jiao-Tong University), State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, 145 Middle Shandong Rd., Shanghai, 200001, China
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Bento-Miranda M, Figueiredo C. Helicobacter heilmannii sensu lato: An overview of the infection in humans. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20:17779-17787. [PMID: 25548476 PMCID: PMC4273128 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Helicobacter heilmannii sensu lato (H. heilmannii s.l.) is a group of gastric non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter species that are morphologically indistinguishable from each other. H. heilmannii s.l. infect the stomach of several animals and may have zoonotic potential. Although the prevalence of these infections in humans is low, they are associated with gastric pathology, including mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma, making them a significant health issue. Here, the taxonomy, epidemiology, microbiology, diagnosis, and treatment of these infections will be reviewed. The gastric pathology associated with H. heilmannii s.l. infections in humans will also be addressed. Finally, the features of the complete bacterial genomes available and studies on species-specific pathogenesis will be reviewed. The understanding of the mechanisms that underlie gastric disease development mediated by the different bacterial species that constitute H. heilmannii s.l. is essential for developing strategies for prevention and treatment of these infections.
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Shahanavaj K, Gil-Bazo I, Castiglia M, Bronte G, Passiglia F, Carreca AP, del Pozo JL, Russo A, Peeters M, Rolfo C. Cancer and the microbiome: potential applications as new tumor biomarker. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 15:317-30. [PMID: 25495037 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.2015.992785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Microbial communities that colonize in humans are collectively described as microbiome. According to conservative estimates, about 15% of all types of neoplasms are related to different infective agents. However, current knowledge is not sufficient to explain how the microbiome contributes to the growth and development of cancers. Large and thorough studies involving colonized, diverse and complex microbiome entities are required to identify microbiome as a potential cancer marker and to understand how the immune system is involved in response to pathogens. This article reviews the existing evidence supporting the enigmatic association of transformed microbiome with the development of cancer through the immunological modification. Ascertaining the connection between microbiome and immunological responses with risk of cancer may direct to explaining significant advances in the etiology of cancer, potentially disclosing a novel paradigm of research for the management and prevention of cancer.
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- Khan Shahanavaj
- Department of Bioscience, Shri Ram Group of College (SRGC), Muzaffarnagar, UP, India
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Fujikuni N, Yamamoto H, Tanabe K, Naito Y, Sakamoto N, Tanaka Y, Yanagihara K, Oue N, Yasui W, Ohdan H. Hypoxia-mediated CD24 expression is correlated with gastric cancer aggressiveness by promoting cell migration and invasion. Cancer Sci 2014; 105:1411-20. [PMID: 25174257 PMCID: PMC4462374 DOI: 10.1111/cas.12522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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CD24 is a heavily glycosylated cell surface protein that is expressed in putative stem cells and is overexpressed in various human malignancies, yet the significant roles of CD24 in gastric cancer development are still elusive. We investigated the involvement of CD24 in gastric cancer aggressiveness, which is attributed to its heterogeneity. Cultured gastric cancer cells showed diverse expression patterns in CD24, whereas other defined cell surface markers, such as CD44 and CD133, were homogenous. Purely sorted CD24-negative gastric cancer cells showed strong alteration into the CD24-positive cell type in an autochthonous manner, and reached to steady expression levels. Our clinicopathological study revealed that CD24 positivity was an independent prognostic factor in both intestinal and diffuse types of gastric cancer. CD24 expression was correlated with the advanced stages, invasiveness, and lymph node metastasis of gastric cancer. Silencing of CD24 in cultured cells significantly decreased cell migration and invasion. Hypoxic treatment upregulated CD24 expression, and simultaneously induced cell motility and invasion of gastric cancer cells. Hypoxic treatment-induced CD24 expression was significantly attenuated by knockdown of hypoxia-inducible transcription factors. These data suggest that CD24-negative cells are capable of gaining cell motility and invasiveness through the induction of CD24, which is mediated by hypoxia. CD24 would be an attractive marker to define not only the heterogeneity but also the aggressiveness of gastric cancer cells. The mechanisms by which hypoxia induces CD24 expression would also be a potential therapeutic target for gastric cancer.
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- Nobuaki Fujikuni
- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Wang X, Zou F, Deng H, Fu Z, Li Y, Wu L, Wang Z, Liu L. Characterization of sphere‑forming cells with stem‑like properties from the gastric cancer cell lines MKN45 and SGC7901. Mol Med Rep 2014; 10:2937-41. [PMID: 25270642 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Traditionally, it was presumed that gastric cancer was derived from tumor cells with stem‑like properties. In the present study, stem‑like cells from the gastric cancer cell lines MKN45 and SGC7901 were enriched by growing them as spheres in a defined serum‑free medium. Following enrichment for stem‑like cells, cluster of differentiation (CD)24 and CD44 were applied as candidate stem cell markers to examine the expression profile. It was revealed that the sphere‑derived cells contained a higher proportion of cells expressing the stem cell surface markers CD24 and CD44 when compared with the parental cells. It was also identified that the expression of cytokeratin 18 in sphere‑derived cells was decreased and the expression of vimentin and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) was increased compared with the parental cells. This finding supports the existence of a population of tumor sphere‑forming cells with stem cell properties in the MKN45 and SGC7901 cell lines. Furthermore, the stem cell population was enriched in cells expressing CD24, CD44, vimentin and ALDH1 cell surface markers. These results support the existence of gastric cancer stem cells and provide an alternative approach to the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer.
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- Xuming Wang
- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430056, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430056, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430056, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430056, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430056, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430056, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430056, P.R. China
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Cao X, Cao D, Jin M, Jia Z, Kong F, Ma H, Wang Y, Jiang J. CD44 but not CD24 expression is related to poor prognosis in non-cardia adenocarcinoma of the stomach. BMC Gastroenterol 2014; 14:157. [PMID: 25212506 PMCID: PMC4175630 DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-14-157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have focused on the diagnostic and prognostic significance of CD24 and CD44 expression in human cancers. This study aimed to explore changes in CD44 and CD24 expression levels in patients with gastric cancer and to assess their prognostic values. METHODS CD44 and CD24 expression levels were investigated immunohistochemically in tumor samples from 290 patients with non-cardia gastric adenocarcinoma, of whom 77 had paired adjacent normal gastric mucosa. CD24 and CD44 mRNA levels were determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction in 34 patients. Serum anti-Helicobacter pylori IgG was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Relationships between CD44 and CD24 protein expression levels and tumor parameters were analyzed and their prognostic values were evaluated by Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS CD24 and CD44 expression levels were significantly higher in patients with gastric cancer compared with those in paired controls (45.5% vs. 0.0%, and 61.0% vs. 0.0%, P < 0.001). Among 290 patients, the overall survival rate was significantly higher in CD44(-) compared with CD44(+) patients (log-rank test, P = 0.035). However, there was no significant correlation between CD24 expression and overall survival time (log-rank test, P = 0.115). Multivariate regression analysis indicated that positive CD44 expression (P = 0.029), TNM staging (P < 0.001), and lymphovascular invasion (P = 0.016), but not CD24 expression (P = 0.065), were independent prognostic factors in gastric cancer. CONCLUSIONS Individual expression of CD44 was associated with poor survival in patients with gastric carcinoma.
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China.
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Huang XJ, Ren W, Li J, Chen LY, Mei ZN. Anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of ethanol extract of pendulous monkshood root in vitro. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 14:3569-73. [PMID: 23886147 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.6.3569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AIM Pendulous monkshood root is traditionally used for the treatment of several inflammatory pathologies such as rheumatisms, wounds, pain and tumors in China. In this study, the anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities and the mechanism of crude ethanol extract of pendulous monkshood root (EPMR) were evaluated and investigated in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS The cytotoxic effects of EPMR on different tumor cell lines were determined by the MTT method. Cell apoptosis and cell nucleus morphology were assessed by Hoechst 33258 staining. Moreover, nitric oxide (NO) levels and intracellular oxidative stress in peritoneal macrophages were determined to further elucidate mechanisms of action. RESULTS The data showed that EPMR could produce significant dose-dependent toxicity on three kinds of tumor cells. Furthermore, EPMR displayed obvious anti- inflammatory effects on LPS-induced mouse peritoneal macrophages at the dosage of 4 - 200 μg/mL. The results demonstrated the therapeutic potential of Pendulous Monkshood Root on cancer and inflammatory diseases. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that EPMR has anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties, suggesting that pendulous monkshood root may be a useful anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory reagent in the clinic.
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- Xian-Ju Huang
- College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China.
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Parlato M, Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes F, Philippart F, Misset B, Adib-Conquy M, Cavaillon JM. CD24-triggered caspase-dependent apoptosis via mitochondrial membrane depolarization and reactive oxygen species production of human neutrophils is impaired in sepsis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:2449-59. [PMID: 24501201 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1301055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Apoptosis is the most common pathway of neutrophil death under both physiological and inflammatory conditions. In this study, we describe an apoptotic pathway in human neutrophils that is triggered via the surface molecule CD24. In normal neutrophils, CD24 ligation induces death through depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane in a manner dependent on caspase-3 and caspase-9 and reactive oxygen species. Proinflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IFN-γ, and GM-CSF upregulated the expression of CD24 in vitro, favoring the emergence of a new CD16(high)/CD24(high) subset of cultured neutrophils. We observed that CD24 expression (at both mRNA and protein levels) was significantly downregulated in neutrophils from sepsis patients but not from patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. This downregulation was reproduced by incubation of neutrophils from healthy controls with corticosteroids or with plasma collected from sepsis patients, but not with IL-10 or TGF-β. Decreased CD24 expression observed on sepsis neutrophils was associated with lack of functionality of the molecule, because cross-ligation of CD24 failed to trigger apoptosis in neutrophils from sepsis patients. Our results suggest a novel aspect of CD24-mediated immunoregulation and represent, to our knowledge, the first report showing the role of CD24 in the delayed/defective cell death in sepsis.
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- Marianna Parlato
- Unit of Cytokines & Inflammation, Department of Infection and Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France
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Discovery and validation of blood biomarkers for suicidality. Mol Psychiatry 2013; 18:1249-64. [PMID: 23958961 PMCID: PMC3835939 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Suicides are a leading cause of death in psychiatric patients, and in society at large. Developing more quantitative and objective ways (biomarkers) for predicting and tracking suicidal states would have immediate practical applications and positive societal implications. We undertook such an endeavor. First, building on our previous blood biomarker work in mood disorders and psychosis, we decided to identify blood gene expression biomarkers for suicidality, looking at differential expression of genes in the blood of subjects with a major mood disorder (bipolar disorder), a high-risk population prone to suicidality. We compared no suicidal ideation (SI) states and high SI states using a powerful intrasubject design, as well as an intersubject case-case design, to generate a list of differentially expressed genes. Second, we used a comprehensive Convergent Functional Genomics (CFG) approach to identify and prioritize from the list of differentially expressed gene biomarkers of relevance to suicidality. CFG integrates multiple independent lines of evidence-genetic and functional genomic data-as a Bayesian strategy for identifying and prioritizing findings, reducing the false-positives and false-negatives inherent in each individual approach. Third, we examined whether expression levels of the blood biomarkers identified by us in the live bipolar subject cohort are actually altered in the blood in an age-matched cohort of suicide completers collected from the coroner's office, and report that 13 out of the 41 top CFG scoring biomarkers (32%) show step-wise significant change from no SI to high SI states, and then to the suicide completers group. Six out of them (15%) remained significant after strict Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. Fourth, we show that the blood levels of SAT1 (spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1), the top biomarker identified by us, at the time of testing for this study, differentiated future as well as past hospitalizations with suicidality, in a live cohort of bipolar disorder subjects, and exhibited a similar but weaker pattern in a live cohort of psychosis (schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder) subjects. Three other (phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), myristoylated alanine-rich protein kinase C substrate (MARCKS), and mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 3 (MAP3K3)) of the six biomarkers that survived Bonferroni correction showed similar but weaker effects. Taken together, the prospective and retrospective hospitalization data suggests SAT1, PTEN, MARCKS and MAP3K3 might be not only state biomarkers but trait biomarkers as well. Fifth, we show how a multi-dimensional approach using SAT1 blood expression levels and two simple visual-analog scales for anxiety and mood enhances predictions of future hospitalizations for suicidality in the bipolar cohort (receiver-operating characteristic curve with area under the curve of 0.813). Of note, this simple approach does not directly ask about SI, which some individuals may deny or choose not to share with clinicians. Lastly, we conducted bioinformatic analyses to identify biological pathways, mechanisms and medication targets. Overall, suicidality may be underlined, at least in part, by biological mechanisms related to stress, inflammation and apoptosis.
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Flahou B, Haesebrouck F, Smet A, Yonezawa H, Osaki T, Kamiya S. Gastric and enterohepatic non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacters. Helicobacter 2013; 18 Suppl 1:66-72. [PMID: 24011248 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A substantial number of reports published in the last year have contributed to a better understanding of both human and animal infection with non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter species (NHPH). Gastric infection of humans with Helicobacter suis and Helicobacter felis as well as unidentified NHPH has been described to cause a chronic gastritis and a variety of clinical symptoms, whereas enterohepatic NHPH, including Helicobacter cinaedi, Helicobacter bilis, and Helicobacter canis, have been reported to be associated with human diseases such as bacteremia, cellulitis, cutaneous diseases, and fever of unknown origin in immunocompromised hosts. In various animal species, including dogs and laboratory mice, high rates of infection with NHPH were described. For gastric NHPH, mainly H. suis and H. felis infection was studied, revealing that differences in the immune response evoked in the host do exist when compared to Helicobacter pylori. Pathogenic mechanisms of infection with Helicobacter pullorum, H. bilis, and Helicobacter hepaticus were investigated, as well as immune responses involved in H. bilis-, Helicobacter typhlonius-, and H. hepaticus-induced intestinal inflammation. Complete genome sequences of Helicobacter heilmannii strain ASB1 and a H. cinaedi strain isolated in a case of human bacteremia were published, as well as comparative genomics of a human-derived Helicobacter bizzozeronii strain and proteome or secretome analyses for H. hepaticus and Helicobacter trogontum, respectively. Molecular analysis has revealed a function for type VI secretion systems of H. hepaticus and H. pullorum, the Helicobacter mustelae iron urease, and several other functional components of NHPH. In each section of this chapter, new findings on gastric NHPH will first be discussed, followed by those on enterohepatic Helicobacter species.
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- Bram Flahou
- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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Burkitt MD, Williams JM, Duckworth CA, O'Hara A, Hanedi A, Varro A, Caamaño JH, Pritchard DM. Signaling mediated by the NF-κB sub-units NF-κB1, NF-κB2 and c-Rel differentially regulate Helicobacter felis-induced gastric carcinogenesis in C57BL/6 mice. Oncogene 2013; 32:5563-73. [PMID: 23975431 PMCID: PMC3898319 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The classical nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) signaling pathway has been shown to be important in a number of models of inflammation-associated cancer. In a mouse model of Helicobacter-induced gastric cancer, impairment of classical NF-κB signaling in the gastric epithelium led to the development of increased preneoplastic pathology, however the role of specific NF-κB proteins in Helicobacter-associated gastric cancer development remains poorly understood. To investigate this C57BL/6, Nfkb1−/−, Nfkb2−/− and c-Rel−/− mice were infected with Helicobacter felis for 6 weeks or 12 months. Bacterial colonization, gastric atrophy and preneoplastic changes were assessed histologically and cytokine expression was assessed by qPCR. Nfkb1−/− mice developed spontaneous gastric atrophy when maintained for 12 months in conventional animal house conditions. They also developed more pronounced gastric atrophy after short-term H. felis colonization with a similar extent of preneoplasia to wild-type (WT) mice after 12 months. c-Rel−/− mice developed a similar degree of gastric atrophy to WT mice; 3 of 6 of these animals also developed lymphoproliferative lesions after 12 months of infection. Nfkb2−/− mice developed minimal gastric epithelial pathology even 12 months after H. felis infection. These findings demonstrate that NF-κB1- and NF-κB2-mediated signaling pathways differentially regulate the epithelial consequences of H. felis infection in the stomach, while c-Rel-mediated signaling also appears to modulate the risk of lymphomagenesis in gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.
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- M D Burkitt
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- IBR-School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Kipanyula MJ, Seke Etet PF, Vecchio L, Farahna M, Nukenine EN, Nwabo Kamdje AH. Signaling pathways bridging microbial-triggered inflammation and cancer. Cell Signal 2012; 25:403-16. [PMID: 23123499 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2012.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/26/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Microbial-triggered inflammation protects against pathogens and yet can paradoxically cause considerable secondary damage to host tissues that can result in tissue fibrosis and carcinogenesis, if persistent. In addition to classical pathogens, gut microbiota bacteria, i.e. a group of mutualistic microorganisms permanently inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract and which plays a key role in digestion, immunity, and cancer prevention, can induce inflammation-associated cancer following the alterations of their microenvironment. Emerging experimental evidence indicates that microbiota members like Escherichia coli and several other genotoxic and mutagenic pathogens can cause DNA damage in various cell types. In addition, the inflammatory response induced by chronic infections with pathogens like the microbiota members Helicobacter spp., which have been associated with liver, colorectal, cervical cancers and lymphoma, for instance, can also trigger carcinogenic processes. A microenvironment including active immune cells releasing high amounts of inflammatory signaling molecules can favor the carcinogenic transformation of host cells. Pivotal molecules released during immune response such as the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MMIF) and the reactive oxygen and nitrogen species' products superoxide and peroxynitrite, can further damage DNA and cause the accumulation of oncogenic mutations, whereas pro-inflammatory cytokines, adhesion molecules, and growth factors may create a microenvironment promoting neoplastic cell survival and proliferation. Recent findings on the implication of inflammatory signaling pathways in microbial-triggered carcinogenesis as well as the possible role of microbiota modulation in cancer prevention are herein summarized and discussed.
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- Maulilio John Kipanyula
- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3016, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
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